Though this article studies college students, I think it offers valuable findings for any students engaging in the language arts. The researcher uses an interesting approach by using journals as a way of transitioning between formal academic and creative writing. In an academic setting where the writing is mostly formal, students used their journals to express themselves creatively. In the same way students also use their journals to engage and reflect upon writing they do outside the journals, and use them for brainstorming.
Though this article studies college students, I think it offers valuable findings for any students engaging in the language arts. The researcher uses an interesting approach by using journals as a way of transitioning between formal academic and creative writing. In an academic setting where the writing is mostly formal, students used their journals to express themselves creatively. In the same way students also use their journals to engage and reflect upon writing they do outside the journals, and use them for brainstorming.